Red Obsession: sly and sometimes funny, this is a microcosm of the economic state of the world — the West faltering and China ascending — seen through the prism of France’s boutique wine industry [my review] [at Netflix]

classics worth revisiting

Dr. Strangelove: Stanley Kubrick’s searing antiwar satire, source of one of the greatest of all movie quotes: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” [at Netflix]

Some Like It Hot: Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon don dresses, hang out with a mesmerizing Marilyn Monroe [at Netflix]

Taxi Driver: Robert DeNiro was so effective as disaffected, angry loner Travis Bickle that he has become a cliché; see this again and remind yourself of its raw power [my review] [at Netflix]

West Side Story: Romeo and Juliet are transported to the tough streets of New York, and then everyone sings and dances [my review] [at Netflix]